The UNFORTUNATE TRUTH of the Abandoned 280z...

[@CBloudoff]

FYI: Being an older guy who grew up with Carburetors, You always have to modulate the gas pedal when starting them. They usually will not idle correctly until they warm up some. Give it one or two pumps of gas then turn the key. After a few tries is still not starting, give it wide open throttle and turn the key. You'll get the hang of it eventually. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the Williams Family (Dustin, Tiana and Sparko)!

[@josephmaldonadojr4692]

Even my 85 supra with efi is like that because I have my idle air control unplugged realistically a motor is gonna make less compression and run Richer and less efficiently when it's cold so it'll take some throttle to keep it running

[@정민-x7r]

👏🥳👍😎😄

[@Simcadepro]

as classic car builder this whole vid was killing me, that moment you just drop everything and push everyone away from the car to solve the problem. distro needed advancing timing and a fresh set of spark plugs. the carbs only gets tuned on ideal, with carbs you set you mixer screws which needs to be turn all the way in until it bottoms out and give 2 turns in reverse for default setting on all mixer screws. with ideal screw need to be turn all the way out till the tip barely touches the plate and then turn 2 and half turns in for default setting. a tip put the engine in TDC and remove spark plug one fit a loose plug into the plug lead and ground the plug, turn the ignition on and turn the distro left and right till you see a spark then you have True TDC spark. put everything together and it should start if not advance the timing

[@A.Musa76]

I was thinking the same thing. I remember using a Timing light back in the day.

[@insaneconqueror5421]

​@@A.Musa76I've used those on my old b series as well.

[@정민-x7r]

😮👍😄👏

[@chevyboy9988]

Being a car guy, and not being able to wrap presents goes hand in hand. I'm 99% certain of it. Merry Christmas yall and keep up the good work.

[@dustiinw]

😂😂 true

[@amooseman12]

@@dustiinw ah shoot. Guess im not a car guy anymore 🥲😂 my mom taught me how to wrap and I love doing it lmao

[@ardisuli]

My car guy card has been revoked.

[@ctmomsagainststreetracing1]

Hit up Tommy’s mechanic josh he used to be on the show JDM legends. They restored a lot of those older Zs.

[@bananaslamma69]

Came here to say the same thing.

[@Watchmedome3017]

Yup that’s 💯

[@winstonpratt604]

Lmao 🤣 I wouldn't go there to save my life smh 🤦

[@ctmomsagainststreetracing1]

@@winstonpratt604 super ignorant to my statement

[@dustiinw]

We did. This is how far we got with asking Josh

[@caseybeutler3886]

Rob at Zcargarage is the man, myth, and legend behind anything Datsun/Nissan. Reach out to them!

[@Drift_with_Lina]

Merry Christmas Dustin & Tiana🎄!!! Thanks for creating some of the best youtube content on the internet this year! Looking forward to more!!

[@damianc1043]

Merry Christmas Dustin!

[@AnthonyCessor]

MSD was the right direction like I stated in the last video, it's definitely igniting now. As someone with triple webers, It's 100% timing or wiring now. The carbs are fine right now, no reason they wouldn't start with a baseline tune like what you guys did.

[@christopherharris6005]

Awesome video as always Dustin. A Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to y'all both.

[@fk8daisy546]

8 days left in the year, i have hope for the 280z !! You guys got this!

[@hazzyperez6640]

Merry Christmas to you and yours Mr. Williams ... thank you for all this amazing content you pump out, even tho you couldnt meet your goal with the 280z its really come a long way... cant wait to hear her start...

[@Emartcal]

MERRY Christmas Dut and to the Legends team 🖤 🎄

[@silenthour.]

Noting ventured nothing gained on the road to 700k i hope the needles in the carbs are properly seated and don't have a "bad float" anyway merry Christmas to you 2 and Tim and to everyone else, really got hooked watching your awesome content .

[@JJones2924]

Merry Christmas to you and your fam!

[@Shankmeyster]

That Hako on BaT went for $199k! Thing was clean af too.

[@walkinshaw457ssv6]

Dustin you had me in stitches wrapping the presents. I can’t wrap presents for the life of me but you took it to the next level 😂

[@mautsukuda]

I freaking love the genuine excitement from the engine ALMOST starting. Lol.

[@wintryfanatic4353]

Merry Christmas dut, tia, and sparco

[@morrwheeles]

Happy holidays to you and your family

[@IDv8I]

So funny, us old guys were scarred of the digital age cars. Using a screwdriver to setup the carbs was so easy lol

[@carter_hess]

It’ll all come together shortly! You can’t rush perfection! Merry Christmas dut🤙🏼

[@devonle5548]

Merry Christmas dude. 280z is gonna sound so good 🔥

[@garage86zamora8]

Right on time waiting for the video for some minutes lol merry Xmas dustin!!!!

[@stevelteska]

Your wrapping job is top notch 😂 merry Christmas man

[@DavidNaritaYT]

Timing seems off. Try turning distributor small increments each time you try and start. Tuning carbs to stock air fuel position first for baseline.

[@Genkai_the3rd]

Been followed the channel for a year now and it’s been a blast! Thanks so much for all the hard work and consistency through the year! You’ve inspired me to start my car journey and I’m hoping to get my hands on a Corolla hatchback in 2023 can’t wait to place a Legends sticker on the new ride. Happy Holidays!

[@One21P]

Gift wrapping skills are on point

[@Driftkage]

LEGENDS GANG Z CONTENT LETS GO BABY I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT THIS

[@Racer973]

dustin if the carbs are leaking fuel 9 times out of ten the jets are too large or the float could be stuck so your running the car too rich the only way you could get the carbs to run is to set the jets at by adjusting the air/fuel screw untill the carbs stop leaking and you should beable to run it decently but i highly dont recommend running it all the time like that and once you get it running you can adjust the idle screw and fine tune the air/fuel screw, i had the exact same problem on a customers 240z turbo with 3 oer jdm carbs that where chokeless from when i ran a datsun specialist shop and if it still doesnt run i would slightly turn up the idle screw on all three carbs and see if that helps just keep in mind all three carbs have to be tuned in unison

[@Racer973]

i also recommend turning that shield to protect the headers from gas around to protect the car from fire its supposed to be flipped around to catch the fuel and keep it there like a pan, the way you have it now is upside-down and gass will run off and touch the carb and start a fire once warm btw

[@matthewmohri9990]

Secret Agent T...LOL. Merry Christmas to Tim, Tianna, Sparco, and you Dustin. Glad that your family is doing so well and you're on your way to 700K hopefully by New Years. All of your family and us subs have Happy and Safe Holidays. Peace and Love to all of you.

[@Keith.Ntshangase]

Looking for more of u next year👊🏽keep up the best work🇿🇦

[@kellenarey9806]

Hahaha dude…your wrapping is wild it’s just chaos!!

[@mikemurphy2319]

Gidday Dustin,Merry XMAS to you,Tiana and Tim.Its a learning curve for ya with 3 webers.Don't feel bad, the car needs to be spot to hang through the window, turn the key and then just run and idle.Its how you would know ya got it all right.As Colin below says they have fuel pumps in the body of the weber.You use them as choke,2/3 pumps max with a constant opening, like a third open.You might find the fuel overflow could be one carb is getting more throttle and using the pump more, make sure their all even and moving equal distance.

[@joshjuarez7247]

Did you check the mechanical timing? The distributors timing is based on the oil pump drive shaft, if it’s off a few teeth it won’t run.

[@danjones2913]

I really thought it was gonna turn over and fire up. All the best for Christmas mate from the land down under 🇦🇺🙃

[@winstonpratt604]

You just need ya a good ol 394cfm 4Barrel Holley Carb on a Arizona Zcar Intake .....lol 🤙😉👊

[@winstonpratt604]

I promise that setup is very legit my best friend had that setup on a L28 with flat tops and a single 2.5" Flowmaster exhaust. It sounded like it made 500+ Whp but was really like 250 lol 😆 😂

[@winstonpratt604]

It sounded super good too with the Holley Carb & Flowmaster exhaust on the Datsun/Nissan 😆 🤣 🤙👊🤌💥

[@ralphlamao]

sounds like wiring, it sounds like it only fires with the starter circuit. Soon as you let go of the key it’s like an ignition cut. Good luck and merry christmas

[@chuckmiller83]

Make sure your ignition box is working with the key in the RUN position and not just in the START position.

[@adamunruh8409]

I've worked on these for a couple of years and one issue I've had a few times is the distributor gear just being one tooth off and it would do that exact same thing

[@connybro4757]

When's this going to be running!!! Been waiting for too long

[@manasngasanthia7927]

Hey Dust where did you get your other shop suite? It look really good.

[@Grims_TV]

I noticed there is an abandon 280Z here in Northeast PA in the town of Pittston, it's been sitting a few years

[@Shankmeyster]

Subscribe now! Get this man to 700k!

[@richardpierre7946]

Haha, I love that you are horrible at wrapping gifts and don't care 😂

[@5nowwiz25]

Those presents!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dut always cut double the width of the present. Side by side wrap the gift and use the double lengthen part last to cover fully. I've had my fair share of terribly wrapped gifts but jeez.🤣🤣 Happy Holidays bro!

[@masqueradej17]

begging you to please watch a video on wrapping gifts 😂 I promise it’s not that hard & you can definitely save paper

[@JordanPayneLV]

Gahhhh so close! Can’t wait to hear that built motor 👌🏻

[@soledadmonstabreh]

Watching the Z come to life makes me want to get the 75 corolla SR5 running too so my 75 celica GT has a friend 😅

[@whateverjoe9217]

Was anybody else streeeesssed when they saw the Starbucks on the car when Dut was going to turn it on?

[@AK-gf3vr]

Any update on the 280z?

[@javieraguirre2406]

Merry Christmas Dustin, Keep the good work bro and let’s make next year an even more banger, Happy new years man🎉🎊

[@JizMadness]

Have you tried the guy that tuned greddy kenjis crx carbs?

[@r1738]

check out the forums or any local z car club -or- old guy car club (MGs and TRs of the era may also have webers too)

[@knotsandstuff]

So wild that Taka Sato is moving to Texas. He’s been tuning Zs in California for years, I was going to have him do my triples too.

[@thedandy6765]

you need to turn the fuel needle all the way close on all of the carbs then give them about 1 and a half turn on each and try if it starts but runs bad then give each carb another half turn till it runs better and keep giving it half a turn or less then once it runs good turn it off wait for it to fully cool down (atleast 2 or 3 hours of nothing) then try to start if it fires and runs well you succesfully tuned a carbed engine

[@Magic_sk8board_media]

TimBro needs a matching shop suit!

[@Gelenvader3]

Doesn’t Ricky know how to tune a carb ? I’m sure I saw a video of him tuning one

[@srmx518]

Timing off, wires swapped. Or I’m leaning toward a wiring issue where when key goes to run you lose power at the msd/distributor. Hints why it sounds like it’s running when only cranking. But just a hunch, hard to say through video

[@lewischafer3333]

Amazing Content ever 👌

[@mkennedy319]

This sounds like the ignition is only active during key start. When you release the key the ignition ends.

[@brandonwalker1992]

In the gym watching Dut!!!!

[@bapynshngainl.nongpiur3769]

And me it's 1am in the morning watching Dut!!! I 😂

[@JohnmarJess]

The 400z looks like he was laughing at the 280z 🤣

[@r1738]

check out 240z with webs or etc. there are some AUs that have also done something similar

[@veyron984]

Jeezes Dut, please take a crash course in Gift wrapping 😂

[@riniel1]

Giving it gas while starting it is normal for cars woth carburetors. Just play around with the air and fuel, just try and run it rich then fine tune later.

[@jordancailes8383]

I went with the Onesix cam angle sensor for my 280z because I couldn’t get a 280zx turbo distributor, which led to a MS3X stand-alone

[@PhotoMeLarry]

Closing in on 700k!!

[@bapynshngainl.nongpiur3769]

Have a Merry Christmas in advance to you and your family and tim too,hope you'll have a wonderful Christmas🎄,ahead with your friends and family cheers dut 🙌all the way from India 🙌

[@rickyranker5709]

Possibly hit up the z master rob at z car garage right here in California

[@jacksontan5410]

You have a vacuum leak! Set everything to base setting and look for vacuum leak. Pull the plugs and look at it to see what the fuel is doing

[@AnthonyCessor]

Triple webers run open, there is no vacuum leak. You can literally open the oil cap with the engine running and there would be no change in vacuum.

[@jacksontan5410]

@@AnthonyCessor so you’re saying that there could possibly be no vacuum leak between the carbs to manifolds to the heads? Old cars are simple, pull the plugs and see if there is spark, check carb for fuel and air. If there is a vacuum leak then no matter how good you have your carb setup it will never run right.

[@AnthonyCessor]

@@jacksontan5410 On their engine 100% they don't have a vacuum leak. Their engine was rebuilt and sealed. Triple webers on the Z don't even need vacuum advance. From the vent through the valve cover to the pcv is wide open, no recirculating with triple webers on this car which is why you can just open up the oil cap and get no vacuum leak, Hence why a vacuum leak is unlikely especially on a rebuilt and freshly sealed engine. Their issue is 100% timing or wiring related. I ran into the same issues when I converted to triple webers on my Z. Based on their last video they were not getting any spark, I myself recommended them to get the MSD, now they are 100% getting spark and fuel.

[@srt-4-thompson]

Dut wraps present like any other man!! 🤭

[@lancelaprarie6128]

Should check with z car garage.

[@teggy94]

did you try to get a hold of josh. I believe he done some when he was in Utah

[@keithlalia7977]

It’s the thought that counts on the wrapping

[@DRIFTSUNRC]

if you hold the key would it stay running? ing by pass relay

[@spencerworley5695]

Reach out to John Benton. Hes in your 'area'. He's a Porsche guy, but he prepped a Z for the peking to paris rally!

[@theblock5962]

may need to rewire the MSD, seems like it’s cutting out after you release the key. The way it’s tuned, it should atleast idle like shit.

[@somefitcarguy]

Send me the carbs, I'll tune them 🤓 you have float issues if they're flooding. But they're definitely not set up properly. It's learning curve haha. My triples took time too, now I've got them dialed in beautifully

[@Reignin1]

Haltech engine management system will work great 🙂👍

[@infiniteprojects808]

You could have also gone with MSD 6A.

[@SK8TERadii]

Dude im So Hype!!!!

[@Malar1898]

Why does it seem to be so hard to find competent shops in the US? You can cross my country in 2 hours, yet you find like 50 classic car shops that tune Carbs everyday with expertise.

[@OakleyOptions]

Yooo shout out to the carb cut

[@marksumner7594]

As a single dad I’ve watched videos by the lady who wrote that cookbook 🤣

[@Joshuaperalta8]

Hey Dustin big fan and I got a question. How did you start out? What did you do to get your dream and having all this amazing cars?

[@MrCabreric]

Almost seems like the ignition switch is cutting power when you let go of the key.

[@MikelM-wv6tc]

Now that you all don't have the the AFM the fuel pump may shut off once it starts so something to look into it

[@noxiouglint]

I think the hardest part of the z build is going to be handing over the keys to tiana. I know it’ll low key hurt but at least it’s in the family.

[@r1738]

also see if you can find the "bible" too (ie the mechanic manuals for that specific model car)

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

give it some gas and see what it does, it probly needs a jetting change....but i bet now you guys knocked them out of sync as far as settings as well

[@ImblackUSA]

Good video

[@su-kase]

Nice wrapping! LOL ❤

[@IggyHernandez]

Start selling shop suits!!!

[@sloppycscustoms2725]

🤙🏻🍕 Love you guys and keep ya head up. It's car shit mang! Lol 🤙🏻🍕

[@tech40799]

Much to learn , padawan

[@phat56pat]

confused as to why you havent worked on the rest of the car brakes suspension wheels so on while you have been waiting... then roll it off the life work on another car.. also there's videos on how to gift wrap.......

[@dustiinw]

because it's expensive and i've been funding the engine and wiring build. unfortunately, aside from what people think, i don't have an endless amount of money. Additionally, all of the parts I want for suspension, brakes, etc have an extremely long wait time. i need to fund content for the channel, so until this runs, the budget is going to fund other projects with faster turn around times.

[@phat56pat]

@@dustiinw my bad the car has been sitting so long I thought you had the parts. I don’t think you have endless money. Appreciate the response merry Christmas

[@andrewtanujaya2667]

I'm here early because my notifications showed me a fairlady z lmaooo

[@timmay2k]

Gotta prime the carbs. You basically flooded em.

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Yes I was cringing at them restarting the engine over n over repeatedly

[@MindDezign]

Tako just moved to Texas.Doesnt Eric tune, he would of fixed timing and carburetors.

[@pty1268]

DUN... you have to watch how Japan wrap presents.